About us

Impacting the future

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Who we are

Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe. We invest in innovative biotech companies, managing just over €5 billion across multiple fund strategies that cover all stages of (bio-) pharmaceutical drug development. In addition, we leverage our biotech expertise beyond human health to address ‘planetary health’ challenges through our BioEconomy fund strategy, which invests in companies developing sustainable solutions in food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies.

Our team consists of over 30 investment professionals that have built an impressive performance track record since the late nineties with 128 investments across 11 funds. We select impactful investments that will positively affect the health and well-being of people and the planet, as well as meet its financial return objectives. Forbion operates a joint venture with BGV, the manager of seed and early-stage funds, especially focused on Benelux and Germany.

From foundation to future

Forbion originated in the 1990s as ABN AMRO Capital Life Sciences and rebranded to Forbion Capital Partners in 2006. In 2018, we streamlined our name to Forbion. Since then, our investment team has established a strong track record of sourcing, building, and guiding life sciences companies, resulting in numerous breakthrough therapies and successful exits.

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Forbion currently manages €5 bn across eleven funds. We currently have 57 active portfolio companies bringing our investments to 111 companies to date with approximately 50 employees.

Our investors include the European Investment Fund (EIF), through its European Recovery Programme (ERP), LfA, the Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI) and AMUF facilities, and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW) through the ERP – Venture Capital Fondsfinanzierung facility.

€5bn

Across 11 funds

€890m

Forbion Ventures VII

€1.2bn

Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund III
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